Library

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OPAC

Electronic catalogue, searching collections of the Collegium Polonicum and European University Viadrina libaries, user account, extension of the return deadline, orders, penalties

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ViaCat

Multi search engine, searching collections of the Collegium Polonicum and European University Viadrina libaries and online resources in free access

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Service

Conditions and terms of use of the library, application for opening a library account, opening a reference collection, orders from the library collections, users suggestions for purchasing a book, instructions for using electronic resources

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Opening hours

During classes the library is open Monday to Friday from 10:00 to 18:00. During the summer semester break the library is open: on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 10:00 to 16:00, Wednesdays from 12:00 to 18:00.

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News

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11.12.2025 - Reading room open from 10 AM to 4 PM

Due to the Christmas meeting on 11.12.2025, we will be closing the reading room as early as 4 p.m. Thank you for your understanding!

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22 and 23.12.2025 - Reduced opening hours: 10 AM - 3 PM

On 22 and 23 December 2025, the reading room will be open from 10am to 3pm.

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Merry Christmas and see you on 7 January 2026!

Have a healthy and joyful Christmas and a happy New Year! The reading room will be closed from 24 December until 6 January. See you in the new year!

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Catalogue news

Items added to the library catalogue in the last 30 days. Their list includes not only newly published items, but also newly accepted donations.

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"I'd rather be a reader of other people's poems than my own..."

The story of the friendship between Wislawa Szymborska and Karl Dedecius in letters.

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"Patron and oppressor..." - Zbigniew Herbert and Karl Dedecius

Presentation of correspondence between Zbigniew Herbert and Karl Dedecius from the translator's archive.

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Henryk Bereska: Persistence in the cloister

Exhibition on the eminent translator of Polish literature into German from the holdings of his archive.

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